Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
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Re: Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
#2So in layman's terms the orangutan's thought process is like so; I just saw a Tiger. The last time I saw one it was hanging around the area for X minutes.
I'll wait till then before I call out the safe noise.
I wonder what happens to orangutans that cry wolf?
Re: Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
#3Could we let other apes and animals evolve over millions of years under our supervision and eye?
If so, could a more advance species have done the same with us and is now observing us from a distance?
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#4I'm pretty sure orangutans have been able to do this for a while. Headline should be "We just realised that Orangutans can also talk about the past."
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#5"orangutan" if i translate to my Native Languange (i'm Indonesian), orang = human in general (could be man/woman), utan = forest, so i can say "orangutan" mean "The Human that Live in Forest"
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#6"orangutan" if i translate to my Native Languange (i'm Indonesian), orang = human in general (could be man/woman), utan = forest, so i can say "orangutan" mean "The Human that Live in Forest"
> The name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang) is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang meaning "person" and hutan meaning "forest",[10] thus "person of the forest".[11]
Re: Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
#7So in layman's terms the orangutan's thought process is like so; I just saw a Tiger. The last time I saw one it was hanging around the area for X minutes. I'll wait till then before I call out the safe noise. I wonder what happens to orangutans that cry wolf?
What I understood is the the warning sound wailed when the risk is far enough not to notice the alarm.
about the "cry wolf" topic, a related topic is this one: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141125-four-animals-that-li...
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#8https://youtu.be/JdpspllWI2o
UK ban on efforts to save Orangutans in return for an arms deal is perhaps worth a mention here.
Re: Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
#9Could we let other apes and animals evolve over millions of years under our supervision and eye? If so, could a more advance species have done the same with us and is now observing us from a distance?
isn't that the main loop hole of who was born first? chicken or the egg?
Re: Orangutans are the only great apes besides humans to ‘talk’ about the past
#10"orangutan" if i translate to my Native Languange (i'm Indonesian), orang = human in general (could be man/woman), utan = forest, so i can say "orangutan" mean "The Human that Live in Forest"
> The name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang) is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang meaning "person" and hutan meaning "forest",[10] thus "person of the forest".[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan
That's a relievingly admirable way to look at these creatures. I find the English "it" an exceptionally tiring feature. There are so many prejudices and world views embded in our languages. We call ourselves hackers, but where's a hackaday.io or hackathons for human language, the ubiquitous communication medium?